Jeremy Lin: What the Houston Rockets Can Expect from New Point Guard

With Jeremy Lin agreeing to a deal with the Houston Rockets, the team is getting a blossoming point guard that attracts fans to games.

Through 35 games last season with the New York Knicks, Lin burst onto the scene, averaging 14.6 points and 6.2 assists per game. He shot 44 percent, but only 32 percent from the perimeter.

The biggest question mark surrounding Lin revolves around his knack for turning the ball over, as he averaged 3.6 per game last season, and whether his hot start was an just an aberration.

As for the turnover numbers, expect Lin to cut his turnovers down over the coming years. He was still adjusting to the pace of the NBA during his meteoric rise in New York and turnovers are just a part of that adjustment.

Lin is not a superstar point guard by any means, but a decent starter. He makes less than Devin Harris, Rodney Stuckey and Goran Dragic, who each earn $8.5 million a year. But he will be paid more than players such as George Hill and Mike Conley.

In that sense, Lin will be exactly what the Rockets are paying him to be, a solid point guard that is capable of winning games and leading the team.

If he turns out to be able to replicate the performances he had through his 25 starts, then the Rockets will be looking like the smartest team in the league.